Bread and Butter Pickles - A Beautiful Mess

This bread and butter pickles recipe is EASY. More specifically, they’re bread-and-butter pickles for the fridge; So you don’t have to learn how to make homemade pickles.

Bread and butter pickles are a little different from classic dill pickles in that, unlike dill, they tend to be a bit sweeter and use a variety of spices. So the taste is rounder.

I love adding bread-and-butter pickles to burgers and shredding them into a relish to make a quick tuna salad when I don’t have all the ingredients for my favorite deli-style tuna salad.

We also like to make a meat and cheese board for an easy dinner at home, and I usually add a few pickles and olives as well. There are MANY ways to use bread and butter pickles, or you can eat them all on their own as a delicious snack.

Related: Learn how to make your own classic fried pickles OR air fryer pickles.

Ingredients:

cucumbers
shallot
Salt
white wine vinegar
Apple Cider Vinegar
Granulated White Sugar
mustard seeds
turmeric
cloves

How to make bread and butter pickles:

Cut the cucumbers into the shapes you want your cucumbers to be. This can be in small circles or in long rectangles; or a combination of both. Sprinkle a little salt on top and let them sit while you prepare the pickling liquid.

Slice the shallot and set aside.

In a medium to large saucepan, combine vinegar, sugar, mustard seeds, turmeric, and cloves. Cook over high heat, stirring, until the sugar is completely dissolved. Once the liquid boils, turn off the heat.

Place the cucumber and shallots in the jars. Then pour the hot liquid into the glasses so that all the pieces are covered with the liquid. Add the lids and put in the fridge.

Leave the cucumbers in the brine for at least 24 hours. I personally like them best in the 3-7 day range; but they’re good after 24 hours, and especially if you like them on the crunchy side.

Tips and substitutions:

You can use pure white vinegar instead of a mixture of white and apple cider vinegar if needed. I just love the flavor and color that ACV brings.
I sometimes add a few red pepper flakes to the bring liquid when I want to add a little spiciness to my pickles.
Any reusable jar or container with a lid can be used for salting and storing homemade pickles in the fridge. I prefer glass, but plastic works too.
If you use plastic, just make sure it’s the kind that can withstand some heat, as the pickle liquid will be very hot when you first add it.

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simple fridge pickles (no canning required)

yield 10

Preparation 5 minutes

brine time 1 D

Cook 5 minutes

In total 1 D 10 minutes

instructions

Cut the cucumbers into the shapes you want your cucumbers to be. This can be in small circles or in long rectangles; or a combination of both.
Sprinkle a little salt on top and let them sit while you prepare the pickling liquid.
Slice the shallot and set aside.
In a medium to large saucepan, combine vinegar, sugar, mustard seeds, turmeric, and cloves.
Cook over high heat, stirring, until the sugar is completely dissolved. Once the liquid boils, turn off the heat.
Place the cucumber and shallots in the jars.
Then pour the hot liquid into the glasses so that all the pieces are covered with the liquid.
Add the lids and put in the fridge.
Leave the cucumbers in the brine for at least 24 hours.

Remarks

I personally like these pickles best in the 3-7 day range; but they’re good after 24 hours and especially if you like them on the crunchy side.
You can use pure white vinegar instead of a mixture of white and apple cider vinegar if needed. I just love the flavor and color that ACV brings.
I sometimes add a few red pepper flakes to the bring liquid when I want to add a little spiciness to my pickles.
Any reusable jar or container with a lid can be used for salting and storing homemade pickles in the fridge. I prefer glass, but plastic works too. If you use plastic, make sure it’s the kind that can take some heat, as the brine will be very hot when you first add it.

Nourishment

nutritional information

bread and pickles

amount per serving

% Daily Value*

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Note: Nutrition is automatically calculated using Spoonacular for your convenience. Where appropriate, we recommend using your own nutritional calculations.

Bread and Butter Pickles – A Beautiful Mess